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High levels of organizational politics have been shown to be beneficial to company performance as a whole.

A) True
B) False

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Consultation occurs when the target is allowed to participate in deciding how to carry out or implement a request.

A) True
B) False

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_____ is the use of logical arguments and hard facts to show the target that a request is a worthwhile one.


A) Rational persuasion
B) Internalization
C) Consultation
D) Ingratiation
E) Visibility

F) A) and B)
G) All of the above

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Which style of conflict resolution is generally regarded as the most effective?


A) Accommodating
B) Compromise
C) Collaboration
D) Competing
E) Avoiding

F) B) and E)
G) A) and D)

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From time to time, leaders need to resist the influence of other leaders or higher-ups to do what's best for their own unit.

A) True
B) False

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Referent power operates primarily on the principle of fear.

A) True
B) False

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Scenario: Palliative Care Home Carl, Ben, and Andy are employees at Palliative Care Home (PCH) .They report to Lisa who is the department manager.Lisa has a tremendous amount of freedom to make decisions on how she manages her employees.She recently gave Andy the preferred shift for his outstanding service to the patients at PCH, along with an employee-of-the-month award.In his acceptance speech, Andy indicated he is simply trying to emulate Carl, who is liked by all the patients at PCH.He admires Carl and has learned several things about the job by just observing him.Ben, feeling left out, has started to enlist other employees in the department to help influence Lisa for next month's award.When Lisa gives Andy his preferred shift, she is exhibiting _____ power.


A) reward
B) personal
C) coercive
D) referent
E) expert

F) A) and C)
G) C) and D)

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Scenario: Palliative Care Home Carl, Andy, and Ben are employees at Palliative Care Home (PCH) .They report to Lisa who is the department manager.Lisa has a tremendous amount of freedom to make decisions on how she manages her employees.She recently gave Andy the preferred shift for his outstanding service to the patients at PCH, along with an employee-of-the-month award.In his acceptance speech, Andy indicated he is simply trying to emulate Carl, who is liked by all the patients at PCH.He admires Carl and has learned several things about the job by just observing him.Ben, feeling left out, has started to enlist other employees in the department to help influence Lisa for next month's award.Lisa's freedom to make her own decisions is indicative of the _____ contingency factor of power.


A) centrality
B) discretion
C) substitutability
D) ingratiation
E) visibility

F) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

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The degree to which people have alternatives in accessing resources refers to:


A) centrality.
B) discretion.
C) substitutability.
D) ingratiation.
E) visibility.

F) A) and B)
G) None of the above

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Low assertiveness and low cooperation represent which style of conflict resolution?


A) Competing
B) Avoiding
C) Collaboration
D) Compromise
E) Accommodating

F) None of the above
G) A) and E)

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Which of the following involves a win-lose negotiation over a "fixed-pie" of resources?


A) Substitutability
B) Ingratiation
C) Distributive bargaining
D) Coalition building
E) Integrative bargaining

F) B) and D)
G) D) and E)

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Which of the following refers to the use of power and influence to direct the activities of followers toward goal achievement?


A) Pressure
B) Administration
C) Ingratiation
D) Leadership
E) Sustainability

F) C) and E)
G) C) and D)

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BATNA describes ______.


A) a negotiator's bottom line
B) a negotiator's most hoped for outcome
C) a negotiator's style of negotiating
D) an approach used in mediation
E) an approach used in arbitration

F) B) and E)
G) B) and D)

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Rational persuasion is the only tactic that is consistently successful in the case of upward influence.

A) True
B) False

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Which style of conflict resolution is considered as a win-lose approach?


A) Avoiding
B) Compromise
C) Collaboration
D) Competing
E) Accommodating

F) None of the above
G) A) and D)

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Differentiate between mediation and arbitration.

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"Responding to infractions promptly and without favoritism" is a suggested guideline for using _____ power.


A) coercive
B) legitimate
C) reward
D) referent
E) expert

F) B) and D)
G) C) and E)

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Power and influence have a _____ effect on job performance and organizational commitment.


A) moderate positive
B) strong negative
C) moderate negative
D) strong positive
E) weak positive

F) A) and D)
G) B) and E)

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In a conflict situation, when John attempts to get his own goals met without concern for the other party, he is utilizing which of the following conflict resolution styles?


A) Competing
B) Avoiding
C) Collaboration
D) Compromise
E) Accommodating

F) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

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Ingratiation has been shown to be more effective when used as a short-term strategy.

A) True
B) False

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